D.C. Current

The Tea Party's Latest Target

Taking aim at an FDR-era bank used by the likes of Boeing, Ford and GE. Why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce likes it.

Tea Party candidates got their pots kicked by establishment Republicans in four primary races on May 20 in Kentucky, Georgia, Idaho, and Oregon. There's a final showdown coming June 3 in Mississippi, where 76-year-old Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, who has served in the Senate since 1978, is being challenged by libertarian Chris McDaniel, a 41-year-old state legislator who has the libertarian backing of Sarah Palin, Club for Growth, Tea Party Express, and Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund. That contest is too close to call right...